First of all, you must be success minded, because everything you will be doing will all depend on how prepared your mind is.

Note: One of the major things that will help you pass jamb this year is studying 2018 jamb syllabus.

As 2017 comes to a close, many students are preparing earnestly for the Joint Admission Matriculation Board (JAMB) examinations for 2018 now known as the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME).

The 2017 admissions were filled with confusion and controversy as the Minister of Education Adamu Adamu brought about various changes in the process, ranging from the bringing back of the post UTME to the changing of the process of screening students by JAMB.

The 2017 UTME also has another one major change already, there will be no sales of JAMB scratch cards which have been used for registration in the past years.

JAMB Registrar, Professor Ishaq Oloyede, said this was to make it easier for those with financial problems to register.

“Students will generate a PIN number for themselves from their phone or computers before registering for examinations,” he said.

So if you have been searching for ways to pass JAMB successfully with any form of cheating or expo fasten your seat belt.

Since it will be the first experience some students will have with any computer-based assessment, downloading the JAMB CBT practice software is one very important step to take.

It looks something like this:

CBT practice software

The practice software is easily available online and can be easily accessed via mobile phone or a computer.

Candidates are encouraged to download and use for practice to get themselves very prepared for the examination.

2. Registration

Since the news broke that scratch cards will not be used for registration in 2017 and beyond, many students have been worried as to the likely problems that might be attached to generating pins on their own.

It is important for candidates that they keep in touch and up to date on news in connection with the registration process, so as not to miss out on an update.

Most students start to fail once there are mistakes in their registration.

It is important that you ensure you finish the entire syllabus, every single topic listed there should be studied thoroughly.

The rest of the tips come in handy when you are set to write your examination:

4. Get conversant with your CBT screen

At this point, we assume that you have practiced sufficiently, using the practice software.

Here is a sample of how the CBT screen looks normally, unless there are any upgrades in 2018/2019 jamb, this is what you should expect:

JAMB CBT tutorial

It is vital that you study the above image to get a good knowledge of the screen and how best to navigate it.

5. Time management

Because you will be timed to answers the questions, then you must learn to manage your time very well, else, you will mess up; even when you know the right options to choose.

Usually, there are 250 questions to be answered in 2hrs 45 mins, so you do not have a lot of time.

It is important that you learn how to manage the time you are given. One way to do this is to divide the entire time you are given, so you know the amount of time to allot to each question.

Move quickly, note that it is possible to click on omit and come back later to answer any especially difficult questions. Always keep your eye on the timers, to know how much time you have left.

6. Cross Check

It is important to avoid overconfidence. Overconfidence k***s, so even after you have answered, you should go through your answers again. Be careful when doing this however as a slip of the mouse can cause you to change answers.

Check that you have done all that is required before you click submit.

All these tips are important for you to keep in mind if you want to successfully pass 2018/2019 jamb without any form of cheating.

If you have any tips you think can help pass jamb and gain a higher score, please share it in the comment.